Is Jirachi Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Event-only and transfer-only. Steel/Psychic with AbilitySerene Grace doubling secondary effect chances. 600 BST mythical. If you have one from an event, it handles most of the game effortlessly.
Jirachi has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Jirachi has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Jirachi has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Jirachi has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Jirachi has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Jirachi trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Jirachi resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Jirachi trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Jirachi has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Jirachi has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Jirachi trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Jirachi has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Jirachi has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Jirachi has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Jirachi has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Jirachi has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Trade
Jirachi cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- LV 20PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 40NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 65NormalLast ResortPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 70SteelDoom DesirePower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
How to Get Jirachi in Platinum
Jirachi has no in-game route in Platinum. This wish mythical was an event-only distribution, so the only way in is transferring one through Pal Park from a Hoenn save that received it.
Jirachi is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Jirachi in Platinum
Jirachi's Generation 3 bonus-disc gift could only turn out shiny through a vanishingly rare fixed result, so a legitimate shiny one is effectively unobtainable in this era. See every game where Shiny Jirachi can be hunted
Shiny Jirachi Evolution
Does Not EvolveJirachi Weakness
Fire and Ground moves hit Jirachi for super-effective damage. The upside? Poison-type moves can't touch it at all. With 8 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Jirachi's overall bulk (100/100/100) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Jirachi Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Jirachi
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jirachi View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x54-63% Fire Blast 2x30-36% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jirachi View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x113-133%KO Earthquake 2x39-46% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jirachi View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x81-96% Fire Blast 2x43-51% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jirachi View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x94-111%KO Earthquake 2x45-53% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jirachi View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x81-96% Fire Blast 2x28-33% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jirachi View Steelix builds →Earthquake 2x57-67% Fire Fang 2x25-30% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jirachi View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x62-73% Fire Fang 2x27-32% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jirachi View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x76-90% Dig 2x28-33% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jirachi View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x100-118%KO Earthquake 2x66-77% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jirachi View Arcanine builds →Overheat 2x91-107%KO Dig 2x38-45% | ||
Jirachi Evolutions
Mythical Pokemon don't breed, and Jirachi is no exception. This Steel/Psychic type sits at 600 stats with no chain to speak of. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Pt Jirachi Best Moveset
Paralyzing first with MoveThunder Wave, then flinching on 60% of turns through MoveIron Head and AbilitySerene Grace locks opponents out of attacking for turns at a time. The moveset combines this disruption with 100 across every stat and Steel/Psychic type resistances.
Best Build
Jirachi best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Iron Head
- Fire Punch
- Body Slam
- U Turn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Jirachi can hit 13 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Flying. The offense anchors on Doom Desire and Future Sight while TMs handle everything else.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
40 of 45 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is said to have the ability to grant any wish for just one week every thousand years.
Jirachi Event Distributions
In Platinum, Jirachi has seen a few separate Mystery Gift events rather than a steady stream of them.
Make a Wish with JIRACHI!DiamondPearlPlatinumNot shiny
Night Sky Jirachi GiftDiamondPearlPlatinumNot shiny
New Year's Wish to Jirachi...DiamondPearlPlatinumNot shiny
Jirachi Platinum Guide
In Platinum, use Jirachi as a sweeper. Physical side carries the damage. It outspeeds most threats,
For Platinum, run Jolly on Jirachi. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
Jirachi first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 titles. Mythical distribution means event-only access in most games, making it one of the harder Pokemon to collect.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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